NWS Special Weather Statement (Buncombe County)

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Special Weather Statement issued February 17 at 7:20PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...LIMITED VISIBILITY IN FOG AND HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING... The combination of areas of fog, very low clouds, and developing moderate to heavy rainfall is greatly limiting visibility along the eastern slopes of the North Carolina mountains and the adjacent foothills this evening. Conditions are particularly difficult, with visibility of one-quarter mile or less at times, along the Saluda grade and Green River gorge areas of Henderson and Polk Counties. Be prepared for difficult driving conditions this evening in the heavy rain and fog. Allow extra travel time and stopping distance and use low beam headlights and fog lamps if you encounter fog.

Counties Affected:
Buncombe; Eastern McDowell; Eastern Polk; Greater Rutherford; Henderson; McDowell Mountains; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Transylvania

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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